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ABC News Poll, November 1990 (ICPSR 9561)

Principal Investigator(s):ABC News

Summary:

This data collection is part of a continuing series of
monthly surveys that evaluate the Bush presidency and solicit
opinions on a variety of political and social issues. Topics covered
include approval ratings for public officials (George Bush, Congress,
the respondent's representative in Congress, Democrats, and
Republicans) on the issues of job performance, handling of the
economy, and handling of the situation caused by Iraq's invasion of
Kuwait, the budget deficit reduction plan (and the income group that
would be... (more info)

This data collection is part of a continuing series of
monthly surveys that evaluate the Bush presidency and solicit
opinions on a variety of political and social issues. Topics covered
include approval ratings for public officials (George Bush, Congress,
the respondent's representative in Congress, Democrats, and
Republicans) on the issues of job performance, handling of the
economy, and handling of the situation caused by Iraq's invasion of
Kuwait, the budget deficit reduction plan (and the income group that
would be most affected by it), and the income group that Bush,
Democrats, and Republicans cared most about. Respondents also were
asked how important various political issues were to their vote
choice on election day, if they planned to vote in the upcoming
general election, for which party they would vote, and whether they
would vote to re-elect their own representative. Other questions
focusing on the situation in the Persian Gulf addressed the issues of
the use of military force if necessary to ensure Iraq's withdrawal
from Kuwait, long-term military presence of the United States in the
Gulf region, the use of military force should the economic embargo
prove unsuccessful, the likelihood that the United States would go to
war with Iraq, and Americans and other foreigners being held hostage
by Iraq. Background information provided includes political
alignment, registered voter status, 1988 presidential and
congressional vote choices, education, age, race, income, sex, and
state/region of residence.

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Universe:
Adults aged 18 and over living in households with
telephones in the 48 contiguous United States and the District of
Columbia.

Data Types:
survey data

Data Collection Notes:

The data contain blanks and alphabetic characters. A
weight variable is included that must be used in any analysis.

Methodology

Sample:
Households were selected by random digit dialing. Within
household, the respondent selected was the adult living in the
household who last had a birthday and who was at home at the time of
the interview.

Data Source:

telephone interviews

Version(s)

Original ICPSR Release:1991-05-03

Version History:

2007-07-03 SAS, SPSS, and Stata setup files have
been added to this data collection.